Approximately 10 million tons of food is wasted in South Africa annually. However, the Shoprite Group has proposed solutions to resolve the problem through systematic and comprehensive planning. Food waste has an impact on the economy, livelihoods...
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has urged Tshwane residents to not view waste as rubbish, but as money. In a cleaning campaign in Pretoria which forms part of the government’s mandate to ensure that people...
Approximately eight Western Cape municipalities have come under fire for unsustainable waste management programmes aggravated by lack of funding and suitable land. The Western Cape province possesses 57 landfill sites in various regions and the...
Landfills nationwide are filling up at an alarming rate due to growing waste generation and municipalities have been warned that action plans are needed as the country runs out of landfill space. How the City of Cape Town and Joburg are addressing...
Local activists, Thando Fatyela and Siya Mtsako founded Intsika Yethu Foundation to tackle the issue of waste in communities. While introducing the youth to various methods of earning an income through creating greener communities. Intsika...
The city of Cape Town has assessed the progress of its new waste-to-energy project at the Coastal Park Landfill site in Muizenberg for the generation of electricity to ensure reliable and sustainable power to its residents. Grant Twigg a member of...
The transition to a circular economy is driven by global missions which aim to reduce climate change and protect the earth’s natural resources and biodiversity. It is largely supported by emerging national and international policies and regulations...
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) calls for more funding to be directed to water research and the development of technologies to improve South African municipalities’ wastewater treatment processes and maintenance, as well...
Waste collection services have been brought to a halt in the Gauteng province following the provincial health department’s failure to pay service providers. This comes after the provincial health department admitted to experiencing financial...